Tuesday, June 5, 2012

DIY- Easy Outdoor Pillows

I LOVE outdoor pillows! They add a lot to any outdoor space. The problem is that they are so expensive. I decided to make my own Outdoor Pillow Slipcovers. I am telling you- they are SO easy that you will go crazy making all sorts of outdoor pillows!

I used Outdoor Canvas that I bought at Joann's for the fabric. Joann's actually has a pretty large selection of Outdoor Material. When I saw this orange fabric, I couldn't resist it! I did not want to spend a lot of money on these pillows, so I went to Goodwill and picked up some pillows that were in good shape.

They were $1-2 a piece. These pillows are all about 17in x 17in .

I bought one yard of fabric- one yard made 3 pillow covers. I cut the material at 18 in x 36 in.

You hem both of the 18 inch sides.

Next, I laid out the material so the sides are over laping about 1 inch and pinned it on both sides. Make sure the right sides are together.

I then stitched up both of the sides and turned the material out.

Now, I stuffed the pillow in the cover.

You can leave the pillow just like this, but I wanted a little extra feature. So I stitched on some wooden buttons that I won from a giveaway a while ago.

You are DONE!

These pillows cost me about $4 per pillow (the outdoor canvas is more expensive than regular material).

These are really perfect! I plan on covering all of my patio furniture cushions with some new fabric as soon as we move into our new house. They could really use the re-vamp! This tutorial really helped! Thanks!

What beautiful pillows! I am beginning to learn to sew and have pinned this tutorial for reference when I have the nerve to try a pillow cover. You make it look simple and have provided lots of details. Thanks. Megan